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Former Boston Mayor Tom Menino suspends cancer treatments

Former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced Thursday that he is suspending his cancer treatments and book tour to spend more times with his family and friends.

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Updated: 6:43 PM EDT Oct 23, 2014

Former Boston Mayor Tom Menino suspends cancer treatments

Former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced Thursday that he is suspending his cancer treatments and book tour to spend more times with his family and friends.

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WEBVTT MENINOHAS STOPPED HIS CANCER TREATMENTS. HE WANTS TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH FAMILY. IN A STATEMENT RELEASEDMYOR MENINO SAYS AND WE "WHILE I CONTINUE TO FIGHT THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE I FEEL IT IS TIME TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH MY FAMILY, GRANDKIDS AND FRIENDS. I'M HOPEFUL AND OPTIMISTIC THAT ONE DATE TALENTED RESEARCHERS, DOCTORS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN THIS CITY WILL FIND A CURE FOR THIS AWFUL DISEASE. WE ARE GREATFUL FOR THE KINDNESS SHOWN TO OUR FAMILY AND ASK THAT EVERYONE KEEP US IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ." JUST TWO WEEKS AGORGEOUS MAYOR TALKED TO ED ON "O.T.R.ING WITH. I GO TO WORK EVERY DAY. I GO FOR TREATMENTS NOW EVERY THROW WEEKS. IT WAS EVERY TWO AND NOW EVERY THREE. I'M POSITIVE ABOUT IT. I THINK I WILL BEAT IT ANDLE BE AND I WILL BE AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. THERE IS NO INDICATION RIGHT NOW AT THIS POINT OF WHAT HIS LONGER TERM PROGNOSIS IS. ED? ALL RIGHT, PHIL, THANK YOU. LET'S GET TO NEWSCENTER5 POLITICAL REPORTER JANET WU. SHE HAS BEEN COVERING POLITICS IN THE TOWN FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND PARTICULARLY CLOSE TO MENINO IN TERMS OF COVERAGE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. WHEN IS YOUR READ ON ALL OF THIS RIGHT IS NOW? I SUSPECT IT WAS NOT A DIFFICULT -- EASY DECISION FOR HIM. THEY PROBABLY HAD A DIFFICULT TIME CONVINCING HIM TO STOP THE TREATMENTS. HAVING TALKED TO HIM RECENTLY HE IS ALWAYS VERY, VERY POSITIVE. WHEN I WOULD ASK HIM HOW HIS HEALTH WAS IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS SINCE IT BECAME KNOWN THAT HE WAS BATTLING CANCER ON TOP OF MANY OTHER MEDICAL ISSUES HE WOULD US A SAY I'M GOOD, I'M GOOD. HE WOULD ADMIT THAT HE WOULD BE TIRED FOR A DAY TORE TWO AFTER CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENTS FOR THE MOST PART BUT THEN WANTED TO GO ON AND WANTED TO KNOW WHAT I WAS COVERING AND WANTED TO TRADE POLITICAL GOSSIP AND HAD STRONG AND AS HE DOES NOW HAS VERY STRONG OPINIONS ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON. HE IS KEEPING UP. I HAVE A FEELING THAT IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION. I KNOW IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY TO STOP TREATMENTS. YOU KNOW, JANET WHEN YOU AND I WERE TALKING TO HIM ON "O.T.R." THE OTHER DAY HE SEEMED TO BE SHARP AS A TACK WITH HIS MOUND. YOU DIDN'T SEE ANY SIGNS IN THAT DEPARTMENT ANYWAY? AND VERY QUICK RETORTS. HE WOULD COME RIGHT BACK AT YOU AND RIB YOU AGAIN. THE SAME TOM MENINO THAT I HAVE KNOWN FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS NOW BACK WHEN HE WAS A CITY COUNCILOR AND FIRST RAN IN THE 1990'S.

Former Boston Mayor Tom Menino suspends cancer treatments

Former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced Thursday that he is suspending his cancer treatments and book tour to spend more times with his family and friends.